472 – Attorney Who Is Surrogate’s Parent or Child Prohibited From Practicing Berfore Him.
§ 472. Attorney who is surrogate’s parent or child prohibited from practicing berfore him. A surrogate’s parent or child shall not practice or be employed as attorney or counsel, in any case, in which his partner or clerk is prohibited by law from so practicing, or being employed.
473 – Constables, Coroners, Criers and Attendants Prohibited From Practicing During Term of Office.
§ 473. Constables, coroners, criers and attendants prohibited from practicing during term of office. A constable, coroner, crier, or attendant of a court, shall not, during his continuance in office, practice as an attorney or counsellor in any court, nor shall a sheriff, under-sheriff, deputy-sheriff, or sheriff’s clerk so practice in the county in which […]
474 – Compensation of Attorney or Counsellor.
§ 474. Compensation of attorney or counsellor. The compensation of an attorney or counsellor for his services is governed by agreement, express or implied, which is not restrained by law, except that no agreement made hereafter between an attorney and a guardian of an infant for the compensation of such attorney, dependent upon the success […]
474-A – Contingent Fees for Attorneys in Claims or Actions for Medical, Dental or Podiatric Malpractice.
§ 474-a. Contingent fees for attorneys in claims or actions for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice. 1. For the purpose of this section, the term “contingent fee” shall mean any attorney’s fee in any claim or action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice, whether determined by judgment or settlement, which is dependent in whole or […]
474-B – Attorney Retainer Statements.
§ 474-b. Attorney retainer statements. The office of court administation shall make available to the department of social services copies of retainer statements or closing statements filed with the office of court administration pursuant to the rules of the appellate divisions, or relevant information contained therein, for the purpose of enabling the department to compare […]
475 – Attorney’s Lien in Action, Special or Other Proceeding.
§ 475. Attorney’s lien in action, special or other proceeding. From the commencement of an action, special or other proceeding in any court or before any state, municipal or federal department, except a department of labor, or the service of an answer containing a counterclaim, or the initiation of any means of alternative dispute resolution […]
468-B – Clients’ Security Fund of the State of New York.
§ 468-b. Clients’ security fund of the state of New York. 1. The court of appeals shall appoint a board of trustees to administer the lawyers’ fund for client protection of the state of New York established pursuant to section ninety-seven-t of the state finance law. Such board shall consist of seven members. Of the […]
469 – Continuance Where Attorney Is Member of Legislature.
§ 469. Continuance where attorney is member of legislature. When a party to a civil action or proceeding shows by his or his attorney’s affidavit that his attorney is a member of the legislature of the state of New York, that the legislature is in regular or special session or that not more than ten […]
470 – Attorneys Having Offices in This State May Reside in Adjoining State.
§ 470. Attorneys having offices in this state may reside in adjoining state. A person, regularly admitted to practice as an attorney and counsellor, in the courts of record of this state, whose office for the transaction of law business is within the state, may practice as such attorney or counsellor, although he resides in […]
471 – Attorney Who Is Judge’s Partner or Clerk Prohibited From Practicing Before Him or in His Court.
§ 471. Attorney who is judge’s partner or clerk prohibited from practicing before him or in his court. The law partner or clerk of a judge shall not practice before him, as attorney or counsellor in any cause, or be employed in any cause which originated before him. A law partner of, or person connected […]